Housing in OL7 9ES
What the homes in OL7 9ES are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashton Waterloo
- Council
- Tameside
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,996 (2024)
OL7 9ESAshton-under-Lyne
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (75.1%). Flats make up 6.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL7 9ES area is below that, at 50.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.6% of households against 20.5%. 24.4% own outright and 26.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned50.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented9.6%20.5%
- Social rented39.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 25.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 21.4%. 35.6% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Tameside
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Tameside, August 2026, +5.2% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood OL7 9ES sits in (Ashton Waterloo): about 1,996 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.